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Antonia Baggaley wrote on Facebook: "So very sad, he was lovely. He always had a smile and was so helpful."

Rob was well-known as a monitor on the Potters’ official match day coaches checking fans’ bags for alcohol and other prohibited items.

Speaking to StokeonTrentLive, his sister Finty Clarke, aged 31, said: "A lot of people will say they’re Stoke’s number one fan but people don’t understand how much it was his life. He was married to the club and went to every home and away game - he’d follow them halfway around the world."